Many folk games are played during Chuseok as a welcome of the season. People even dress up as cows and turtles to go door to door along with a nongak music band. The traditional Korean games played vary according to the regions but a few common games are sserium (Korean wrestling), archery, juldarigi, and tug-of-war. These Chuseok games bring families closer and help make their bond stronger. Korean traditional games date back centuries and have a lesson to learn with each of them. The history of this folk game dates back to when Koreans believed that the sun, moon and the Earth control the universe. They danced under the brightest moon in hope that it would bring a good harvest. In ancient times, Korea was male-dominated and women were not allowed to dance or sing loudly. Ganggangsulle or chuseok games was the time when women were allowed to be free and vent by dancing and singing. The performance includes wonmu (spinning clockwise), walking, running, gatekeeper play (two women hold hands making a gate while others pass through it), and stomping roof tile (three women bend while one walks on their backs with the support of more than two women). Chicken fight (닭싸움) or Dak Sa Um is of those Korean traditional games inspired by watching actual chicken fights. People are divided into balanced groups and the one contender from each team comes forward. They both then have to hold one of their legs bent up and start attacking each other, the person whose leg touches the ground first loses leaving the other player the winner. Other than winning this game is about speed, strength, balance, staying alive and the capability of fighting back. Hwatu (화투), also known as go-stop or godori is a card game that includes 12 kinds. The rules of this traditional Korean games are originally from tujeon. While playing this game the players need to score a minimum of three or seven points, once they’ve scored that they need to call go or stop which is derived from the game’s name. When a player calls ‘go’ he risks all his points for the other player if the other player scores the determined number. When the player calls ‘stop’ then the game ends. There are a variety of games that can be played on Chuseok. Some examples include the traditional Korean game of yutnori, as well as baduk (a board game similar to Go), tuho (a game played with arrows), neolttwigi (a game played with a seesaw), jegichagi (a game played with a shuttlecock), and ssireum (a form of Korean wrestling). There are many Korean traditional games, but some of the most popular ones are Tuho (a game played with arrows), Yutnori (a game played with sticks and throwing discs), and Jegichagi (a game played with a footbag). Taekwondo is the most popular traditional sport in Korea. Tangsuyuk is a game that is popular in Korea. It is similar to the game of Go, but is played with marbles instead of stones. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please Enable JavaScript in your Browser to Visit this Site.